by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage CINCINNATI, OH – The University of Cincinnati Police Officer who shot and killed 43-year-old Samuel Dubose has been indicted for murder. In a press release, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters spoke of Officer Ray Tensing’s conduct, “I’ve been doing this for over 30 […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA – Haneen Alsaad’s native language is Arabic, but the young Palestinian is making a name for herself with some impassioned speeches in her adopted tongue. Haneen is from one of several families of Palestinian refugees which call Utica home and after her […]
by Suzanne Richardson/Contributor [This is a transcript of a presentation by Suzanne at TEDx Utica in November 2014. It has been edited for context. Any additional emphasis is on part of the author.] As a professor at Utica College one of the things I always worry about is […]
by Kevin Nugent/Love and Rage So looks as though the Facebooks has blown up over the $15/hour for fast food workers in New York State, so I’ll throw my two cents in since I have a Master’s in Public Policy and studied the minimum wage quite a bit. […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage The case of Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old Chicago-area activist who was found dead in a Texas jail cell on July 13th, has opened up many questions in the past two weeks. The stated cause of death was ruled asphyxiation via autopsy by the […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage There’s a lot being said, ad populum, in defense of how American society views what it popularly refers to as the “Confederate flag”. An outstanding characteristic of these arguments is how removed from recorded history they are, as if it never occurred to […]
by Kevin Nugent/Love and Rage “Abortion” and the “sanctity of human life” are terms that are thrown around a lot in American politics. Abortion activists are some of the most committed, vocal and visible activists in the United States. If you don’t believe that, drive by any Planned […]
Artwork by Gavin Aung Than/Zen Pencils About the quote: ‘Taking the Piss’ is an excerpt from the 2004 book Cut It Out, by Banksy the English graffiti artist of repute which varies on your opinion of antiestablishment, iconoclast street art. Banksy’s work can be seen on the internet […]
by Opt Out CNY REASON 1. Over 200,000 just refused the 2015 ELA tests. 2015 refusals were the first step. The time for continued action is now. Let’s be sure that Superintendents, Boards of Education, Regents, Chancellor Tisch, NYS legislators (especially those heavy hearted ones), and Governor Cuomo know that we refused with […]
by John Furman/Central New York Citizens in Action PRESS RELEASE – The House is scheduled to vote on Fast Track legislation and a host of other awful trade proposals this Friday (6/12). Please call Rep. Richard Hanna as well as John Katko and Elise Stefanik and ask them […]
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